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McMenamins Spar Café

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Olympia's beloved Spar Café was family-owned for 60 of its 70 years of existence and then changed hands to another Pacific Northwest family — ours! From its original days as a blue-collar joint for dockworkers and loggers to its modern reinterpretation as a gathering spot for students, politicians and legislators, The Spar has a long-running history as an anchor of the community.

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Address: 114 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501, USA
Phone: (360) 357-6444
moc.snimanemcm@raps
State: Washington
Zip Code: 98501


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Reviews
Sooooo amazing!! I love all of the McMenamins, but we are so fortunate to have this gem as our local pub. Happy hour prices are superb, and the Cajun tots are to die for. Awesome craft brews, I love their house hard cider, and they make some delicious seasonal ciders too. If you like milkshakes, ask for a Terminator milkshake...it's a chocolate milkshake made with their Terminator stout ale. Yum! They have pool and shuffleboard too, and though it's a pub, it's family friendly.
9 years ago (20-10-2017)
My review has definitely changes over the last several months. I have loved The Spar since I moved to Olympia in 2002. I must admit that I had some doubts and a bit of. ..um...resentment, perhaps, that some of the "old things" has to change. However, I've come to really like the "new" place too! I feel like I can still get a taste of the history a bit, and the food is great, as is the selection of delicious, quality beverages. I love going out with my wife and having one of the cozy little 2-top booths to ourselves. Usually, service is top-notch and we actually feel like the servers care about our experience. Last time we were there, though (probably a couple months ago), this was definitely not the case. Our server acted resentful of having to actually take time out of his busy night to serve or check on us, and then after we were ready to leave we waited almost forty minutes to get our check. Oh wait--we never got it! My wife finally got up and had someone at the bar ring us up and took care of it. Frankly, it kinda ruined the place for us. We might be back. Who knows. Right now, we are enjoying a couple other locale restaurants that make us feel warm and welcome.
9 years ago (12-06-2017)
Cool place. Great atmosphere. Food was good. Happy hour drinks and prices are good. The only thing is some of the employees have really bad "BO" It's really not appetizing to have a server reach to give you good and all you get is sweat and terrible stench. The service was good all in all. But good god use deodorant.
9 years ago (17-10-2017)
Great atmosphere and enclosed booths are available if you come when they aren't busy. Rustic and pleasant. The food tastes good but not amazing. Mostly come here for the atmosphere and the brews, because those are excellent. Service is tops also.
9 years ago (13-09-2017)
I stopped here for breakfast one Monday morning around 7:30am. Got an egg, toast, jam, hash browns, and bacon for around $8.50 i think, and then a coffee. It was dark and quiet in the historic feeling room. I was pretty blown away at the quality of the food. The bacon was meaty, the hash browns juicy and flavorful, the wheat toast buttery, the egg perfectly cooked (over medium), and the jam was thick and sweet with lil seeds. It was one of the best breakfasts that I have ever had, and I am not exaggerating. The servers were nice and attentive enough.
9 years ago (09-08-2017)
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